"James And Marie" lyrics

James and Marie
They don't want to say the wrong thing
So they say nothing
He doesn't want to make her cry
So he lies

But he is cussed out, burnt down, and fed up
It's late and the fire escape metal
Is creaking while she's sleeping to him sneaking out
To drink pale ale on the hood of his Hyundai
While he watches Saturday turn to Sunday
He sighs and his eyes start leaking out

Oh James and Marie
They don't want to say the wrong thing
So they say nothing
She knows that he lies
So she cries

And she once thought he was a god
Now he's a boy that's flawed
Dreaming big and doing little
He can't walk the walk but he's talking triple
They are in the land of milk and honey
But he has no work or money
And the bills are screaming at the end of the week
And she is freaking out

Oh James and Marie
They don't want to say the wrong thing
So they say nothing
He doesn't want to compromise
Backslide

To work 9 to 5
In a suit and tie
With his hair cut and combed to the side
In a button down bleached white
Oh he'd sooner die
And she just wants to keep the lights on
She just wants to set her sights on
A man that doesn't have to decide
Between her and his pride

Oh James and Marie
Said the wrong thing
Now they say nothing